Allied Health Services category: 2328 books
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Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Over the past two decades, population mobility has intensified and become more diverse, raising important questions concerning the health and well-being of people who are mobile as well as communities of origin and destination.
Ongoing concerns have been voiced about possible links between...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2008
Clinical reasoning is the foundation of professional clinical practice. Totally revised and updated, this book continues to provide the essential text on the theoretical basis of clinical reasoning in the health professions and examines strategies for assisting learners, scholars and clinicians develop...
Culture, Society and Sexuality
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
This new and revised edition of Culture, Society and Sexuality brings together and makes accessible a broad and international selection of readings to provide insights into the social, cultural, political and economic dimensions of sexuality and relationships, and emerging discourses around sexual...
Integrated Sports Massage Therapy E-Book
A Comprehensive Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
Integrated Sports Massage Therapy is a highly illustrated evidence-based handbook which presents a wide range of effective sports massage techniques to cover any sports-related situation.
Anders Jelveus explains and applies effective techniques from a variety of disciplines of manual therapy,...
Promoting Legal and Ethical Awareness
A Primer for Health Professionals and Patients
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2008
Combining the best of author Ron Scott’s books, Promoting Legal Awareness in Physical and Occupational Therapy and Professional Ethics: A Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals, his newest text Promoting Legal and Ethical Awareness: A Primer for Health Professionals and Patients includes the latest...
21st Century Sexualities
Contemporary Issues in Health, Education, and Rights
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2007
Exploring sexuality in the twenty-first century, this unique book collects together more than fifty timely and accessible contributions to create a wide-ranging and compelling picture of contemporary American sexuality.
Incorporating the latest cutting-edge controversies, theory and methodological...
Defying the Pains of Gravity
Using Proper Posture Technique
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Most people think that suffering through each day with neck, back, and other joint pain is just a fact of life. But it doesnt have to be that way.
Author Jeff LaBianco, a doctor of physical therapy and certified strength and conditioning specialist, explains how simple tweaks in your posture...
Cultural Competence
A Lifelong Journey to Cultural Proficiency
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2010
In today’s multicultural society, cultural competence will play an increased role in the physical therapists’ daily routine from the classroom to the clinic. Cultural Competence: A Lifelong Journey to Cultural Proficiency provides a comprehensive, theoretical and practical approach to increasing...
Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults - E-Book
Promoting Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
Look no further for the book that provides the information essential for successful practice in the rapidly growing field of gerontological occupational therapy! Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults is a new, comprehensive text edited by OT and gerontological experts Karen Frank Barney and Margaret...
by Kanchan Kabra
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Medicinal Power Of Cereals And Pulses
by Kanchan Kabra
We eat cereals & pulses in one form or other, and we know that they are;
• Full of energy
• Full of proteins
• Full of nutrients and fibre etc.,
But do we know exactly what all nutrients are provided by which particular...
Integrative Endocrinology
The Rhythms of Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
This book explains the treatment of endocrine disorders using natural therapies. Donald Beans provides the reader with everything there is to know to treat endocrine disorders without hormones. This book outlines the function of the endocrine glands and the testing of their function including clinical...
Understanding Medicinal Plants
Their Chemistry and Therapeutic Action
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Learn how medicinal plants work from the chemical level upward
Understanding Medicinal Plants: Their Chemistry and Therapeutic Action is designed to teach the chemical concepts necessary to understand the actions of medicinal plants to people who are intimidated by chemistry. This beautifully...
A Comprehensive Guide to Geriatric Rehabilitation E-Book
[previously entitled Geriatric Rehabilitation Manual]
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
Now in its third edition, this trusted clinical guide enables both the busy practitioner and student to review or to learn about a range of pathologies, conditions, examinations, diagnostic procedures, and interventions that can be effectively used in the physical rehabilitation of older people. It...
Environmental Health Noncompliance
A Sanitarian's Search for a New System
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Sanitarians often wonder about the effectiveness of their site evaluations, whether or not the client listens and why noncompliance persists. Their academic training emphasizes a three-pronged approach (education, consultation and enforcement) toward the analysis and abatement of sanitation concerns;...